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A memorabilia collector and self-styled expert on presidential history pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to steal thousands of documents signed by leaders throughout U.S. history.Mali will have to defy history if they are to overcome the mighty Ivory Coast in Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations semi-final.SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To date, black history month has largely focused on feel-good stories of triumph and togetherness. From these stories, contends writer Leonce Gaiter, one ...Network chief reveals how she'll measure ROI on the ad, how important sports events are to...Rematch Super Bowls In 2012, the New York Giants faced the New England Patriots in a rematch of one of the greatest Super Bowls in history. The Giants defeated the Patriots 21-17 in thrilling fashion. But how does this game rank against other Super Bowl rematches?Thomas Edison came up with a way to play back recorded sound in 1878. But 20 years before the inventor patented the phonograph, French scientist Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville was fiddling around in his laboratory trying to come up with a way to record sound. His invention, the phonautogram, enabled him to create a visual representation of his voice.In addition to being a day for love and romance, Valentine's Days of the past have been host to a number of memorable moments in sports history. 1951- Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta, takes Middleweight title Sugar Ray Robinson began his professional career in 1940 and...Francis Fukuyama's latest revision tries to reckon with a world whose future is far more complicated and uncertain than he would have hoped two decades ago.Toronto students win scholarships in RBC Black History Month Student Essay Competition There are some who are suggesting that Black History Month is no longer needed. This includes, sadly, some of us Black folk who don?t see this yearly February observance as necessary. On the contrary, Black History Month isn?t just for Whites to learn more about us, but also for us to know more about [...]History - Yahoo! News Search Results
